Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-01-16

W
mid Winter mantle of white now,
but the gay world of fashion is in
motion once more, and up at the
Capitol yeu hear much about Tariff
reduction plans and an extra ses-
sion. The President has become
alarmed at the condition of affairs
in bis party in Congress. and real
ICES the necessity of doing some
thing as Soon as possible. 1t is
said Senator Vest and Hon. 5. s.
Cox will be his mouthpieces IN
each end Of the Capitol to get the
Tariff question again up for discus
sion. If they fail, the President
threatens to call an extra session of
the Fiftieth Congress upon the ex-
piration of this, hoping that it may
carry cut his wishes.
Representatives Mills of Texas,
and Cox Of New York, will be the
rival candidates for the Chairman
ship of the Ways and Means Com
mittee in the Fiftieth Congress and
the result will indicate whether it
is the disposition of the party to
adept bold and aggressive Tariff
policy or one more conciliatory. As
to the Republicans and Tariff re-
form, for the remainder of this ses-
sion, their members of the Ways
and Means Committee have decided
to adopt as a platform a revenue
bill which favors a reduction of in
ternal revenue and an adjustment"
of Tariff.
Attorney General Garland, who
had not been in the Senate Cham
Der since the Pan Electric lhvesti-
CATION, attended the Logan funeral
in company with other members of
the Cabinet. 1t is claimed that
Mr.. Garland is not harsssea by the
criticisms upon him which appear
in print, for the reason that he
knows nothing about them. He
does not read the newspapers, and
is consequently ignorant of what is
said and thought in the world.
Public Printer Benedict, who has
made himself notorious by the
wholesale discharge of Government
clerks, will soon be tried 10 the fur
mace to see if he himself is not
wanting. Representative Farqu-
har, on the part of the Printers
Union of New York, is conducting
the fight against his confirmation
in the Senate. Opposition to him
is based upon the grounds that he
is not practical printer, which the
law stipulates a Public Printer
shall be.
A few days ago Senator Mitchell,
of Pennsylvania, asked the Senate
to pass bill giving pension of
$4,000 year to the widow of Sena-
tor Logan. The bill failed then
through the interference of Senator
Coke, of Texas. but yesterday it
was brought to vote and passed.
The sum fixed is the same amount
as that given to the widows OF Cen
eral Hancock aud Gen. Thomas.
1t is probable that new Inaug-
uratien Day will be determined up
on by Congress. Last June the
Senate voted to extend the Presi-
dents term Of Office to the last
day in April, aud also to substitute
the last Tuesday in April for the
fourth of March as the commence
ment and termination of the Off
cial terms of Vice Presidents, Sen
ators, and Representatives. Some |
of the reasons gwen for this change
were that the first President was
inaugurated on the 30th of April,
that it would be fitting celebra-
ticn of George Washlngtoas in
auguration to inaugurate the Presi
dent in 1889 upon the same day,
and that the fourth of March rs
the day for installing new govern
ment unduly curtails the sesond
session of every Congress.
In the House Of Representatives
4his resolution passed by the Sen
ate, came in contact with the so
called Grain resolution. This pro-
posed that the Constitution be 30
amended that the term of the
Fiftieth Congress end on Dec. 81 at
nsoa, that the Fifty-frst Congress